5 things to do today

After the success of her bestseller Battle Hymn of a Bewildered Mother, author Shunali Khullar Shroff returns with her latest novel — Love in the Time of Affluenza — a clever play on the title Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez. Unlike Márquez’s novel, which features ribtickling stories about the rich and famous who reside in Mumbai. The book will be released by director Karan Johar, who will also be in conversation with the author at the launch.

WHERE: Title Waves, Bandra WHEN: 5.30 pm ENTRY: Free CALL: 26510841

02 ATTEND A PHOTO EXHIBIT

Today is World Photography Day. To mark this occasion, Tao Art Gallery opens a new exhibition today, which features works by 19 photographers. As the title suggests Independent@73, it celebrates 73 years of Indian independence by offering a contemporary view of India. It includes works by Rohit Chawla (who captures renowned artist Anjolie Ela Menon; in pic), Rafique Sayed, Arzan Khambatta, JJ Valaya, Nitin Rai and Shantanu Das.

Bored of browsing through massproduced apparel and home décor? Looking to find rare gems? Then this pop-up is where you ought to be. Here, shop for cape tops made with Tangail fabrics from West Bengal by Sihali Jageer, handcrafted silver jewellery by 963 Degrees and gifting items and stationery by New York-based studio Design by Nasha. You can also get customised calligraphy done by Write for Good, a bespoke calligraphy company.

Settlers, merchants, pilgrims, peasants and rulers — the Ganga has sustained a large cross section of people through the centuries and is the country’s most important, as well as most sacred, river. Understand its role in history and how faith and material concerns have shaped the identity and ecology of the river at this talk. It will be conducted by Sudipta Sen, the professor of history and director of the Middle East/South Asia Studies programme at University of California. He is also the author of books such as Empire of Free Trade: The English East India Company and the Making of the Colonial Marketplace (1998) and Distant Sovereignty: National Imperialism and the Origins of British India (2002).

As the name of the show suggests, New Week New Jokes is all about fresh content. Here, established comics will get a few minutes each to present brand new jokes. Tonight’s line-up includes Apporva Vajpayee, Himanshu Sharma, Jenith Thakker, Masoom Rajwani, Sonali Thakker and Jeeya Sethi (in pic). Your host for the evening is Mohd Hussain

You have two options at this show, organised by Hooted1ce — A) be an audience member or B) perform on stage. If you pick the former, know that along with newbie comics, you will also get to catch a set by comic Sahil Shah (in pic). If you pick the latter, make sure you have solid original jokes under your belt before you hit the stage.